are angels and discus compatible?

[drgnfrc13]

Of course not because Discus are social fish, and another very good rule of thumb with Discus is to keep them in groups of at least 6, therefore you would want at the minimum a 60 gal tank to keep Discus, although very good breeder I know keeps pairs in 29s and even 20Hs for smaller individuals.And honestly now, how many 8" Discus have you seen? They're as common as 7' humans ime.

But that wasn't part of the original rule, and therefore the original rule was incorrect. But even if the new addition makes it correct, it required too much explanation (which imo makes it more of an experience thing, like I said before, than a rule).

They're as common as 7' humans ime.

Well I just happen to be 7'3". :grinno: But seriously, no I haven't seen one in person at that size, but I've seen enough pics of them to believe it's possible.

On another note you 2 should put your arguement aside and help the OP out and not start going back and forth with your personal views. Sometimes people see this in a negative light and it discourages new comers from coming back. Lets keep it possitive.

I don't really see it as anything negative, just a conversation to decide what is best for the OP's tank. Isn't that the purpose of a public forum?

 

[GEV83]

Ok just making sure cuz in text its hard to tell how the person is actually objecting there opinion. I know when I first joined here alot of people were negative and I left. But well im obviously back and well people here have been more positive. Glad your not being negative.

Also this was brought up on MFK when someone started talking about Red Tailed Catfish that why should someone go based on the size that they can get then commonly get? The reason is cuz if properly house and maintained your fish may actually get that big. Not that they will but they might so why under estimate the fishes capability of getting 8"? Its best to be prepared then to be caught off gaurd. =-)

 

[drgnfrc13]

^ agreed

Ok just making sure cuz in text its hard to tell how the person is actually objecting there opinion. I know when I first joined here alot of people were negative and I left. But well im obviously back and well people here have been more positive. Glad your not being negative.

Yeah, that's why I usually try to include emoticons in my posts, but there are a lot of situations where there's really not a good emoticon to express the particular emotion (or the one that does could be taken the wrong way).

 

[SubRosa]

I was honored to build a system around a 3rd place winner at the Discus Championship in Germany about 6 yrs ago that was every bit of 9". I've seen a handful of 8 inchers, and countless 7 inchers. And I'm not just talking TR fish but lots and lot of large WC adults.But this has been over the course of more years than I care to remember! Not many Discus possess the genetic make-up to reach 8", or to have the perfect conformation and markings to make a champion. You have your experience with stocking levels, I have mine. They'll both work.

 

[wesleydnunder]

OK, now that we've sufficiently impressed the OP with our ability to argue minutae, lets get back to the original question.

Discus and angelfish can occupy the same aquarium, though very few serious discus keepers have the two species housed together.

Discus tend to be "grazers", pecking their food off the bottom. Angels are much more aggressive at feeding time and will often "shoulder" discus out of the way to get to the food. Ensuring that the discus get enough to eat, a hobbyist will add more food. This leads to several inevitable complications; mainly cleanliness issues.

In that tank, I'd house 8 adult discus and a large school of cardinals or rummynose. I think with a heavy plant mass, plenty of swimming spaces and healthy fish, you'd be very pleased with the outcome.

My $.02

Mark

 

[fishorama]

I agree with Mark, although I haven't kept them together I see compatability issues especially with juvenile fish. Can it be done? Sure, it's worked sometimes in very large tanks with understocking of both species as adults. But it's never going to be ideal unless you're luckier than most, at least for a while...

 

[alan j t]

right on ther money.

 

[captaincaveman9]

OK, now that we've sufficiently impressed the OP with our ability to argue minutae, lets get back to the original question.

Discus and angelfish can occupy the same aquarium, though very few serious discus keepers have the two species housed together.

Discus tend to be "grazers", pecking their food off the bottom. Angels are much more aggressive at feeding time and will often "shoulder" discus out of the way to get to the food. Ensuring that the discus get enough to eat, a hobbyist will add more food. This leads to several inevitable complications; mainly cleanliness issues.

In that tank, I'd house 8 adult discus and a large school of cardinals or rummynose. I think with a heavy plant mass, plenty of swimming spaces and healthy fish, you'd be very pleased with the outcome.

My $.02

Mark

I agree

 

[Randy-S]

OK, now that we've sufficiently impressed the OP with our ability to argue minutae, lets get back to the original question.

Discus and angelfish can occupy the same aquarium, though very few serious discus keepers have the two species housed together.

Discus tend to be "grazers", pecking their food off the bottom. Angels are much more aggressive at feeding time and will often "shoulder" discus out of the way to get to the food. Ensuring that the discus get enough to eat, a hobbyist will add more food. This leads to several inevitable complications; mainly cleanliness issues.

In that tank, I'd house 8 adult discus and a large school of cardinals or rummynose. I think with a heavy plant mass, plenty of swimming spaces and healthy fish, you'd be very pleased with the outcome.

My $.02

Mark

Thank you mark !!